[pct-l] FoodSaver Freeze n Serve bags

Tue Oct 31 10:52:36 CDT 2017

The original concern is that ziplocks are not free-standing (they tip over) unlike a gusseted bag which sits there all by its self. Very handy and no dishes. I give up...I will buy the FoodSaver bags, test them and report back:)

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From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Olson
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 8:28 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] FoodSaver Freeze n Serve bags

I'm not sure what the origin of this conversation is.  That said, I'll add two cents worth.

I've not put food in a pot for almost 15 years.  I rebag everything that gets heated - oatmeal, freeze-dried food, homemade dinners - in one quart ziplock freezer bags.  Pour boiling water over the food, mix it up, seal it for long enough to make it palatable, and eat.

The freezer bags are heavy enough to take boiling water.  There are two kinds - one with a zipper seal, and one kind that has a finger seal.  I prefer the bags you slide your finger along - they just seem sturdier.

The last thing I want to do is wash a pot after eating...

I hope I didn't miss the point of the discussion

Jeff, Laramie WY

On 10/31/2017 8:07 AM, Lee McAlpine, Montana CiderWorks wrote:
> My issue with Ziplocks are that they don't stand up like a gusseted bag. I'm looking for zipper, gusseted bags with dimensions similar to commercial freeze dried meals. The only gusseted bags I can find are too narrow at the top to easily eat from. The new Food Saver Steamer zipper, gusseted bags are the right dimensions but appear to have steam vents which might be an issue if you are using them to rehydrate a meal. So would like to know if anyone has tried them.
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> From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Rick 
> Parker
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 8:55 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] FoodSaver Freeze n Serve bags
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> Freezer ziplocks not the cheap ones.  I think they are lighter, and have more of multipurpose (trash bags).  If the FoodSaver Bags are the heat sealed bag, that may work to mail ahead boxes?  You shouldn’t need to mail anything really as you can always pack a few days all the way to Tehachapi.  I think I remember the SoCal longest haul is now (Ziggy and the Bear being closed) Idyllwild to Big Bear.  I was by the store just last month by Casa De Luna and that store is great!  Hikertown now owns a grocery nearby.  Then, 3-4 days to Tehachapi.
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> FWIW, I never cook in my Ti Pot.  Just use a Talenti ice cream plastic jar for stirring, coffee.  The oatmeal packs are great for pouring hot water into with a bit of freeze dried berrys.  Enjoy. . . .
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